Windmills · London
Smock Mill
Smock Mill — Grade II listed building-listed windmill in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Smock Mill is a Grade II listed building-listed windmill in england-london, United Kingdom, registered on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE entry 1161096). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
Details TL 57 SE WICKEN LODE LANE (West Side) 8/96 Smock Mill (formerly listed as 19.8.59 Pumping Mill at Wicken Fen) II Small smock mill, early C20, originally used to drain Adventurers Fen, moved to its present site in 1956 and now a working mill used to pump water into Wicken Fen, a National Trust Nature Reserve. Timber framed, weatherboarded on a concrete sill. Four sided and of two storeys with a boat cap, four sails and a tail pole. At each side is a projection for the scoop wheel. Alderton and Booker: Batsford Guide to Industrial Archaeology in East Anglia. Listing NGR: TL5620570581 Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System number: 48904 Legacy System: LBS
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Place summary
Smock Mill is a Grade II listed windmill located in London. It exemplifies traditional milling architecture and is notable for its distinctive smock design.
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- Coordinates
- 52.3111, 0.2900
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- District
- East Cambridgeshire
- Parish
- Wicken
- Postcode
- CB7 5XP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ely and East Cambridgeshire
Sources
- wikidata: Q26454722 (CC0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Smock Mill?
- Smock Mill is in Cambridgeshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode CB7 5XP), in the parish of Wicken.
- Is Smock Mill a listed building?
- Smock Mill is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Smock Mill free to visit?
- Yes, Smock Mill is free to enter.
- How do I get to Smock Mill?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CB7 5XP. It sits within the Ely and East Cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency.